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2024 ACEEU Asia-Pacific and European Triple E Awards
Have your say and help us select the Winners of the 2024 People’s Choice Awards!
We’re excited to announce that Community Voting for the 2024 ACEEU Asia-Pacific and European Triple E Awards is officially open! This is your opportunity to recognize and support the outstanding leaders, institutions, and initiatives making strides in entrepreneurship and engagement within higher education across these regions.
Your vote goes beyond selecting a winner — it’s a chance to amplify the incredible work being done to foster entrepreneurship and societal engagement. Your experiences and insights as community members play a crucial role in highlighting the true impact of these initiatives. By participating in the Triple E Awards Community Voting, you’re contributing to the celebration and recognition of excellence in higher education.
How to Vote?
Website voting: Visit the Triple E Awards website, find your favourite entry and submit your vote.
X (Twitter): Engage with the hashtags on their finalist page
Explore more about Benedict College in South Carolina and its B.E.S.T. Innovation Lab! It offers a replicable approach for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to overcome the twofold challenge of economic and educational disadvantages. The Lab’s success demonstrates that ecosystem-building strategies empower students while attracting vital resources and partnerships. In this month’s Spotlight Magazine, Aaron Taylor highlights examples that can help other MSIs thrive in today’s fast-paced, technology-driven economy.
Leading with purpose: Pan-Atlantic University’s Community Service Success Stories
Pan-Atlantic University, one of ACEEU's members, has developed the Community Service Project (CSP), a collection of unique initiatives to encourage students to serve with social responsibility. CSP is a good example of a university's engagement strategy to foster community development. Some of CSP's initiatives include:
Beach Clean-up to curb the growing threat of plastic pollution.
Donation Drive for orphanages in the Ibeju Lekki community.
Inter-house sport for secondary school students to foster a spirit of community.
Quiz competition to sponsor five top-performing students to register with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
Follow PAU's efforts to build a better society in Africa for future generations and keep up with its community engagement initiatives!
Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in higher education means integrating ethical practices and sustainability into educational frameworks. At ACEEU, we work close with universities in the implementation of projects such as:
SHIFT enhances universities’ ESG performance through the creation of an ESG Impact Index and training, contributing to HEI collaboration, sustainability, inclusion, and governance excellence.
Edu4SDGs focuses on developing emotional intelligence and social responsibility for managing SDGs in universities. We develop educational materials for creating the SDGs Knowledge Hub, and you can also contribute to its development by taking this survey:Knowledge Hub
ESG4SMEs supports professional development in agri-food SMEs by fostering ESG skills in VET learners. We are creating an ESG manager framework, outlining key elements and variables for developing ESG managers in the SMEs.
My name is Angela Hernandez, and I work as an International Project Officer at ACEEU. I’m proud to contribute to our growth by coordinating our first two ERASMUS KA2 projects as lead partner with the German National Agency, Start-DSP and ESG4SMEs. My role involves more than just overseeing implementation and writing reports; it’s about actively engaging with our partners, which I find incredibly rewarding. I also manage the GRIT project and contribute to proposal writing, turning ideas into actionable plans.
At ACEEU, I thrive in an environment that values teamwork, creativity, and cultural diversity. This experience has deepened my understanding of Higher Education's Third Mission and knowledge valorisation. It’s exciting to be part of initiatives like our newly launched project, Rock Your Research, which fosters collaboration and drives societal impact.
Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU), Wilhelm Schickard Strasse, 14, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia 48149, Germany
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